The best restaurants in Downend South Gloucestershire South West

I absolutely love this family run cafe . Kerry and Rich are so lovely and welcoming. I’m a coffee snob and the coffee here is spot on . I should have put a photo of my breakfast on but I’ve eaten it , lol . The food is beautifully seasoned and very good value for money . There are tables outside but it’s pet friendly anyway . They also do outside catering . Please support this local business.

Excellent food. Good service. Vfm

Very nice service and good food

I was really impressed with the food here. I had the chicken skewers and they were delicious and a good sized portion. Service was lovely and a nice atmosphere.

I have been going here for several years. Fabulous Chinese and traditional chip shop food. Consistently good.

very good food, maybe to much portion wise.

the friendly Indian takeaway with the softest lamb i have ever had ever , if your a lamb fan you simply have to try with pleasure . a well recommended place to have a delivery or collect 5*****

Went to celebrate a birthday on 2nd Dec. The decor and atmosphere were warm and lovely, the food was gorgeous and the staff were wonderful. I forget the name of the chap who served us (Valor?) but he was kind, friendly, helpful and funny. Good cider too! It was quite expensive but honestly it was worth it, especially as a gluten intolerant vegetarian... So many good options.

If we decide to go out for breakfast on a special occasion (birthday) we usually go to somewhere else close to The Beehive, but decided to try the beehive, to support another local business. We ordered some coffees, which were nice and also ordered two English breakfasts. The breakfasts were tasteless, definitely cheap produce and everything was cooked in a lot of oil. Weatherspoons would have been a better breakfast! It's such a shame as you want to support local businesses, but often you can be disappointed. Won't be going back for food.

I wanted something creamy so I ordered a korma but I also wanted it spicy, they were more than happy to accommodate. It was probably the best curry I've ever eaten!

Popped in for a coffee and cake when we came down from Wolverhampton definitely will drop in again when we come to Downend

Excellent service, quality food, and value for money

Part of a group who had ordered festive Christmas lunch. The prawn cocktail consisted of two small lettuce leafs and half dozen small prawns covered in a sauce. The accompanying sliced bread was dry and curling at the corners. The main meal consisted of very thin sliced dry turkey that had obviously been sat under a heated light for some time, some people had carrots some did not, some had potatoes and some did not, and nobody had ever seen such small pigs in blankets, the mixed veg left a great deal to be desired. The service was appalling slow, some meals had been finished before other had received theirs. There appeared to be a total lack of organisation in the kitchen and a total lack of staff resource to cope. Based on todays experience would not recommend the Sandringham festive food under any circumstance. Very, very poor.

Full of kids and an actual new born baby at 9pm.

There are, arguably, two reasons to visit Downend. One is on a summer’s afternoon to watch Downend CC play cricket with the bar in full swing and plenty of boundaries being scored as the ground is relatively small; the other is to pay a visit to Melanie’s Kitchen. This delicatessen shop is a positive cornucopia of cheeses, bakery items, biscuits, chutneys, artisan breads etc etc. The man who serves at the cheese counter (who I assume is not Melanie!) is a fountain of knowledge on local cheeses and knows all of the local cheese producers, when their cheeses are at their best and is happy to provide advice to ensure that you will leave well satisfied having enjoyed a sensory and culinary experience second to none. It’s full marks from me.